Recap: 2015 Annual Meeting in Frankfurt

With special guests visiting from Chapel Hill, NC, the 2015 annual meeting of the German Carolina Club brought together around 20 club members to discuss past events and the future direction of the growing network.

Daniel Lebold, director of development for UNC Global, presented some of UNC’s global activities and emphasized what strong focus the university places on its internationalization.

In his lecture before, entitled “Why should the Devil have all the best tunes? Luther, Bach, Mendelssohn and today”, Prof. Wissick shared some of his research and recent experiences travelling through Germany exploring Martin Luther and church music in the context of the reformation. His lecture was peppered with many little musical performances on the Viola da Gamba.

The German Carolina Club annual meeting takes place every year on the last weekend of May in Frankurt.